Experimental evolution unveils a role for structural variants and sex-specificity in the genetic architecture of lifespan
Athanasios Toros, Mats E. Pettersson, Angela P. Fuentes‐Pardo, Alexandre Rêgo, Carl‐Johan Rubin, Ahmed Sayadi, Mirko Dordevic, Uroš Savković, Biljana Stojković, Elina Immonen, Marek Kučka, Yingguang Frank Chan, Leif Andersson, Göran Arnqvist
This study uses experimental evolution in seed beetles to show that structural variants and sex-specific genetic factors influence lifespan evolution.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology